Gérald Blanc was born in Acadia in 1745, to a rebellious family whose militant actions AGAINST THE ENGLISH OCCUPATION precEEDED the great and TERRIBLE expulsion of the Acadians TO LOUISIANA, DEATH, OR HIDING, FOLLOWING THE BURNING OF THEIR HOMES.

Blanc arrived in New Orleans AN ORPHAN at the age of 10 and earned his keep first as an errand boy, then as a clerk and accountant to Philippe de Grandpré.

Educated, intelligent, mild-mannered, and PREOCCUPIED WITH JUSTICE, he was welcomed into the Assassin Brotherhood and trained as an information officer.

His lifelong infatuation with childhood companion Aveline de Grandpré is well-documented, but the true nature of their relationship remains unconfirmed.